9 Not Slowing Down

CHAPTER 9 Not Slowing Down Bruce was getting older, but that didn't mean he was slowing down! Between 2004 and 2014, Bruce released six new albums. In his sixties, he was still a highly energetic performer. He'd still play three-hour shows, running along the stage and then sliding on his knees. Bruce brought fans onstage to sing with him. Sometimes Bruce even crowd-surfed!

第九章不放慢脚步布鲁斯老了，但这并不意味着他放慢了脚步！2004年至2014年间，布鲁斯发行了六张新专辑。 他六十多岁了，仍然是一个精力充沛的表演者。 他仍然会表演三个小时的演出，沿着舞台奔跑，然后跪着滑倒。 布鲁斯带着粉丝上台和他一起唱歌。 有时候布鲁斯甚至会去人群冲浪！

In 2009, Bruce and his band performed in the halftime show at the Super Bowl. The band played their hits for twelve minutes in Tampa, Florida, when the Pittsburgh Steelers played the Arizona Cardinals. There were over seventy thousand people at the stadium and over one hundred million people saw the show on television. Bruce and the E Street Band had come a long way from their small shows in Asbury Park.

2009年，布鲁斯和他的乐队在超级碗中场表演。 当匹兹堡钢人队对阵亚利桑那红雀队时，乐队在佛罗里达州的坦帕市演奏了12分钟的热门歌曲。 有超过7万人在体育场，超过1亿人在电视上观看了这场表演。 布鲁斯和E街乐队从他们在阿斯伯里公园的小型演出走了很长一段路。

The band celebrated the good times, but there were sad times, too. In 2008, Danny Federici passed away from cancer. Danny played the organ and accordion in the E Street Band. Bruce had played with Danny since 1968. It was a hard loss. In 2011, Clarence Clemons suffered a serious stroke at his home in Florida. As soon as Bruce heard, he flew from Europe to be with him. He sat next to Clarence's bed and played the guitar for three hours. Clarence passed away soon after. At the funeral, Bruce spoke about the impact Clarence's friendship had on him. He

乐队庆祝美好的时光，但也有悲伤的时刻。 2008年，Danny Federici因癌症去世。 丹尼在E街乐队演奏风琴和手风琴。 布鲁斯从1968年起就和丹尼一起打球了。 这是一个惨痛的损失。2011年，克拉伦斯·克莱蒙斯在佛罗里达州的家中严重中风。 布鲁斯一听到消息，就从欧洲飞过来和他在一起。 他坐在克拉伦斯的床边弹了三个小时的吉他。 克拉伦斯不久就去世了。 在葬礼上，布鲁斯谈到了克拉伦斯的友谊对他的影响。 他

said, "Clarence was big and he made me feel and think and love and dream big." Even though Bruce's life was busy with music and tours, his children were always most important to him. When Bruce and Patti returned to the Jersey Shore in the mid-1990s, they raised their family only a short drive away from where Bruce had grown up. However, Bruce's kids had a very different childhood from their dad. They had a big house and yard. Evan and Jessica both graduated from college, unlike their dad. Youngest child Sam became a

她说：“克拉伦斯很伟大，他让我有了伟大的感觉、伟大的思考、伟大的爱和伟大的梦想。” 尽管布鲁斯的生活忙于音乐和巡演，但他的孩子对他来说一直是最重要的。 当布鲁斯和帕蒂在20世纪90年代中期回到泽西海岸时，他们的家离布鲁斯长大的地方只有很短的车程。 然而，布鲁斯的孩子们和他们的父亲有着截然不同的童年。 他们有一个大房子和院子。 埃文和杰西卡都是大学毕业，不像他们的爸爸。 最小的孩子萨姆成了一个

firefighter in New Jersey, which made his father so proud. As for Bruce, he kept on writing, but now he had new audiences. Bruce became an author. In November 2014, a picture book he wrote called Outlaw Pete was published. "Outlaw Pete" is also the name of one of Bruce's songs. In the story, a six-month-old baby goes on some adventures in the Wild West. Does that sound familiar? Bruce said that one reason he wrote the story was because of a book his mother had read him each night when he was a young boy—Brave Cowboy

他是新泽西州的一名消防员，这让他的父亲非常自豪。 至于布鲁斯，他继续写作，但现在他有了新的观众。 布鲁斯成为了一名作家。2014年11月，他写的一本图画书《不法之徒皮特》出版了。 “不法之徒皮特”也是布鲁斯一首歌曲的名字。 在这个故事中，一个六个月大的婴儿在狂野的西部进行了一些冒险。 听起来是不是很熟悉？布鲁斯说，他写这个故事的一个原因是他小时候母亲每天晚上给他读的一本书——《勇敢的牛仔》

Bill. Even over sixty years later, Bruce used memories from his childhood in his art. In March 2012, Bruce gave a speech at South by Southwest. South by Southwest (also known as SXSW) is a music, film, and tech festival held each year in Austin, Texas. People with new ideas come from all over the world to the festival. Bruce spoke to a large group of hopeful musicians. Many of them had listened to Bruce's music when they were growing up, just as a younger Bruce had listened to Elvis, Bob Dylan, and the Beatles. Bruce urged the crowd to play their music with all their hearts. He said, "And stay hard, stay hungry, and stay alive. And when you walk onstage tonight to bring the noise, treat it like it's all we have. And then remember, it's only rock and roll."

比尔。即使在60多年后，布鲁斯在他的艺术中也使用了童年的记忆。 2012年3月，布鲁斯在西南偏南大会上发表演讲。 西南偏南（也被称为SXSW）是每年在德克萨斯州奥斯汀举行的音乐、电影和科技节。 有新想法的人们从世界各地来到这个节日。 布鲁斯向一大群满怀希望的音乐家发表了讲话。 他们中的许多人在成长过程中都听过布鲁斯的音乐，就像年轻时的布鲁斯听过猫王、鲍勃·迪伦和披头士一样。 布鲁斯敦促大家全心全意地演奏他们的音乐。 他说：“要努力，要饥饿，要活下去。 当你今晚走上舞台带来喧嚣的时候，把它当成我们的全部。 记住，这只是摇滚。”